As of mid-February, short interest in 2,759 NASDAQ Global MarketSM securities totaled 6,876,984,991 shares compared with 6,736,950,189 shares in 2,744 Global Market issues for the month of January.
The Chicago Board of Trade today announced that it set an all-time record for trading volume Tuesday, as total Exchange volume surpassed 11 million contracts. The new CBOT volume record, 11,196,830 contracts, was 44 percent better than the previous all-time record, 7,791,833 contracts, set on November 28, 2006.
The New York Stock Exchange today released its weekly program-trading data submitted by its member firms. The report includes trading in all markets as reported to the NYSE for Feb. 12-16.
On Monday 26 February 2007 China’s Vice-Minister of Finance and Secretary-General of China Accounting Standards Committee (CASC) Mr. Wang Jun held a high-level meeting with Euronext Managing Board Member Hugh Freedberg and Executive Director of Listing and Issuers Martine Charbonnier.
The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) today announced that trading in its 10-year Interest Rate Swaps contract set a record on Friday, February 23, 2007, as volume climbed above 15,000 contracts for the first time. The new record, 15,782 contracts, surpasses the previous record, 14,835 contracts, set on March 13, 2003.
The Chicago Board of Trade today successfully launched its new futures contract based on the Dow Jones U.S. Real Estate IndexSM (DJUSRE). DJUSRE Index futures contracts are designed to help market participants capitalize on changes in the real estate sector of the stock market and better manage commercial real estate exposure.
The NYSE Group, Inc. today reported short interest as of the close of business on the settlement date of Feb. 15, 2007, reflecting transactions through Feb. 12, 2007.
The London Stock Exchange and Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. today announced details of an agreement aimed at enhancing their international presence through co-operation on access arrangements and the development of new products. This is the first time that the two exchanges have agreed to work together, and it is expected that the co-operation will bring benefits for investors, issuers and member firms.
NYSE Group, Inc. announced that 16 new iShares® ETFs transferred their primary listing from the American Stock Exchange to the New York Stock Exchange as part of the previously announced agreement with iShares in 2005. The addition of these products solidifies NYSE Group, Inc. as the world’s premier venue for ETF listings and trading, with 165 primary listings while handling 43% of all ETF shares traded in the U.S. market in 2006.
The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. and First Trust Advisors L.P. have announced the launch of two new exchange traded funds (ETFs) - the First Trust NASDAQ® Clean Edge® U.S. Liquid Series Index Fund and the First Trust NASDAQ-100 Ex-Technology Sector Index Fund. They are based on the NASDAQ® Clean Edge® U.S. Liquid Series Index and the NASDAQ-100 Ex-Tech Sector IndexSM, respectively. The ETFs are managed by First Trust Advisors L.P. and listed on NASDAQ®.